Railway water-closet.



A. BERRY.

RAILWAY WATER CLOSET.

APPLICATION FILED 00111, 1913.

1 1 1 3, 1 86. Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

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PATENT OFFICE.

UNITED STATES AUSTIN BERRY, OF WARDEN, QUEBEC, CANADA.

: RAILWAY WATER-CLOSET."

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUSTIN BERRY, of the town of Warden, Provinceof Quebec, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway ater-Closets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to railway water closets and the object of my invention is to provide a hopper into which thesoil pipe of the water closet leads and the flushing system by means of which the hopper is easily discharged, and it consists essentially of a hopper comprising a body portion, an inlet connection for the soil pipe of the water closet, a hinged door in the inlet pipe, an outlet having a hinged door therein, a steam heating system in the hopper, and a water pipe connected cooperatively to the outlet hinged door to flush the hopper, the parts being hinged and controlled as hereinafter more particularly described in detail in the accompanying specification and drawing.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my hopper attached to the water closet. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my hopper. plan view of the heating and flushing pipes.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

A is the hopper suitably placed between the bottom of the car and the car floor.

1 is the inlet to the hopper designed to engage with the soil pipe 5 of the water closet, and having the door 3 hinged beneath the soil pipe and opening inwardly into the hopper.

2 is the outlet provided with a hinged door 4 open outwardly.

B is a water pipe led into and around the upper part of the hopper A and having perforations 13 in the circumference next the sides of the hopper, the end 14 ofthe pipe being closed.

C is'a water valve connected at one side to the water pipe B and at the other side to a reservoir. I

D is a steam pipe led into and around the sides of the hopper. p

6 is a crank operating the door 4.

7 is a link connected pivotally at one end to the crank 6, the other end of the link carrying a convenient handle 9 and'having an orifice intermediate of its length.

8 is a crank rigidly fixed at one end to Specification of Letters Patent.

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the water valve C, the other end being pivo-tally attached to the orifice in the link 7 10 is crank operating the door 3 in the inlet 1. '11 is a spring connecting the crank 10 to the top of the hopper A.

12 is a rod by means of which the door 3 isopened inwardly into the hopper when the water closet is flushed.

In discharging the hopper A, the link 7 is pulled upwardly operating the crank 6 and opening the door 4 outwardly. Simultaneously'with the door 4: being opened the valve C is opened by the crank 8 operated by the link 7. The water leaves the pipe B through the perforations 13 and is projected against the sides of the hopper, completely flushing the hopper.

From this description it will be seen that I have provided a simple device which will be very advantageous in its use.

lVhat I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a water closet of a hopper comprising a body having inwardly sloping sides, an inlet pipe engaging with the soil pipe of the water closet, and an outlet pipe, a door suitably hinged in the inlet pipe beneath the said soil pipe and designed to open inwardly into the hopper, a crank adapted to operate the said door, a rod pivotally attached at its lower end to the said crank, a spiral spring connected at one end to the crank and at the other end to the top of the said hopper, a door suitably hinged in the outlet pipe and designed to open outwardly, a crank adapted to 0p crate the said door, a link pivotally attached at its lower end to the said crank,

the upper end of the said link terminating in a suitable handle and flushing means located in the said hopper adapted to be operated simultaneously with the outlet door, as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination with a water closet of a hopper comprising a body having inwardly sloping sides, an inlet pipe engaging with the soil pipe of the water closet, and an outlet pipe, a door suitably hinged in the inlet pipe beneath the said soil pipe and designed to open inwardly into the hopper, a crank adapted to operate the said door, a rod pivotally attached at it s-lowerv end to the said crank, a spiral spring connected at one end to the crank and at the other end I with an orifice intermediate of its ends, a steam pipe-exten ding-lntoand around their upper side of the hopper, a Water pipe ex.-

the hopper and located above the said steam pipe, such pipe having perforations in its inner circumference next the hoppersides a valve connected-at one'endfto'the Water pipe and at the other end to a reservoir, a

crank rigidly attached at one end to the 7 Water valve and at the other end pivotally 15 vattached:toathe orifice in the said link as and for the purpose specified.

Inv Witness WhereofI have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two Witnesses. tending into and around the upper side of AUSTIN BERRY.

WVitnesses JA Es K. PAISLEY9 (1P. H NTER.

'Jopies of=this patentimay be obtained for five cents each, addressing' lthe Commissioner of Patents; Washington, D. C. 

